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LIFE NEW HYTS: reNEWable green Hydrogen for TranSport

The LIFE NEW HYTS project will demonstrate the opportunities and feasibility for local production, distribution, and application of green hydrogen in road transport. It aims to create the…

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Sustainable energy
COHEASY: flexibility to balance energy production and consumption

A mismatch between energy production and consumption can lead to a surplus of renewable energy on the electricity grid (congestion) at one moment and an increase in the…

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Health
Emerging contaminants
Water-quality map

A water-quality map allows one to determine the combined effects of emissions from various sources on the level of pollution in surface waters in the Netherlands. In specific instances it permits the calculation of the total toxic…

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Sustainable energy
Preventing and controlling emissions in greenhouse cultivation

Starting in 2018, greenhouse horticulturalists will be required to treat their discharge water containing plant protection products (PPPs) (for collectives the requirement has to be met by 2021).…

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Processing technology for horticultural discharge water

The horticultural sector is confronted with the challenge of reducing the emission of plant protection products in its production process, thus preventing the negative impact on surface water…

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Health
Emerging contaminants
Developments in water quality at surface water intake points for drinking water supply

Future developments in water quality at surface water intake points for drinking water supply constitute the key climate-change associated risk for the drinking water sector. This was a…

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Health
Emerging contaminants
SOLUTIONS

Water quality is under pressure. More and more so-called emerging contaminants are being detected in natural water systems. The presence of these compounds in water confronts water managers and water companies with big challenges. A number of…

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Sustainable energy
Efficient hot water heating

As homes become better insulated, energy consumption for spatial heating is decreasing. It is therefore increasingly important to have a clear picture of another reason for household energy consumption: hot water heating. In this project we determined…

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Sustainable energy
Exploration of climate-neutrality in the water cycle at the tactical and strategic level

Practically all water companies have ambitions and objectives concerning a climate-neutral water cycle. In the first instance, these ambitions target the drinking-water part of the water cycle, but,…

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Innovative water treatment technologies
Circular water provision in horticulture: Water to the greenhouse – Freshwater provision and well technology

Water supply is of crucial importance for greenhouse horticulture. An adequate supply of fresh (irrigation) water has to be available – during dry periods as well – and…

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Circular water provision for horticulture: Water in the greenhouse

Water supply is of crucial importance for greenhouse horticulture. An adequate supply of fresh (irrigation) water has to be available – during dry periods as well – and…

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Circular water provision in horticulture: Water from the greenhouse Water treatment and reuse

Water supply is of crucial importance for greenhouse horticulture. An adequate supply of fresh (irrigation) water has to be available – during dry periods as well – and…

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Circular water provision for horticulture: Operate

Water supply is of crucial importance for greenhouse horticulture. An adequate supply of fresh (irrigation) water has to be available – during dry periods as well – and the water needs to…

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Siddharth Seshan
Scientific researcher Portfolio manager
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Siddharth Seshan

Scientific researcher Portfolio manager

Siddharth recently joined KWR in January 2020 as a Scientific Researcher and is part of the Industry, Wastewater and Reuse Team. Specifically, Siddharth is working on a Horizon2020 funded project…

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Tessa van den Brand PhD MSc
Scientific researcher Quality coordinator
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Tessa van den Brand PhD MSc

Scientific researcher Quality coordinator

Tessa van den Brand has worked as a scientific researcher at KWR since 2010 and is now one of the first members of the new Energy and Circular Systems team.…

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AquaSPICE: Implementation of circular water use in the European process industry

07 June 2022 — The first AquaSPICE General Assembly was held on 12 and 13 May 2022, bringing together 29 partners from…

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Four-year European LIFE-Climate grant for regional hydrogen project LIFE NEW HYTS

27 October 2021 — A broad-based consortium in the region of Utrecht has launched the LIFE NEW HYTS (reNEWable green HYdrogen for…

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Deltafact Biocides: no clear picture as yet of impact on water quality

17 May 2021 — For water managers there is still only limited knowledge available about biocides and their impact on water quality,…

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A strategy for exposure science

18 July 2019 — On the fourth and fifth of July 2019, I joined the de ISES Europe Exposure science strategy workshop.…

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Code of Practice helps businesses monitor their own carbon neutrality

19 December 2017 — Calculating carbon neutrality or the CO₂ footprint is an excellent tool for industry when formulating CO₂ reduction targets.…

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Effective removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewater

03 May 2016 — Wastewater contains more and more pharmaceuticals that are difficult to remove in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). This issue…

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KWR, WUR and TUDelft join forces to combat diarrhoea

17 December 2015 — In 2015, KWR, Wageningen University (WUR) and Delft University of Technology (TUDelft) pooled their knowledge to develop a…

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Emission

LIFE NEW HYTS: reNEWable green Hydrogen for TranSport

COHEASY: flexibility to balance energy production and consumption

Water-quality map

Preventing and controlling emissions in greenhouse cultivation

Processing technology for horticultural discharge water

Developments in water quality at surface water intake points for drinking water supply

SOLUTIONS

Efficient hot water heating

Exploration of climate-neutrality in the water cycle at the tactical and strategic level

Circular water provision in horticulture: Water to the greenhouse – Freshwater provision and well technology

Circular water provision for horticulture: Water in the greenhouse

Circular water provision in horticulture: Water from the greenhouse Water treatment and reuse

Circular water provision for horticulture: Operate

AquaSPICE: Implementation of circular water use in the European process industry

Four-year European LIFE-Climate grant for regional hydrogen project LIFE NEW HYTS

Deltafact Biocides: no clear picture as yet of impact on water quality

A strategy for exposure science

Code of Practice helps businesses monitor their own carbon neutrality

Effective removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewater

KWR, WUR and TUDelft join forces to combat diarrhoea